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' F. D. F. MULLER- 1 LEMON'ISQUEEZIE-R; No. 259,902. x Pate'nted'June 20; 1-882.

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BY ZKLM ATTQBNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRIEDRICH n; F. MI'ILLER, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

LEMONj-SQUEEZER.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,902, dated June 20, 1882.

I Application filed May 8, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH D. FQ'MI'iL- LER, a citizen of Germany, residing atNew York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lemon-Squeezers, of which the following is p a specification.

This invention consists of a lemon-squeezer the follower of which is mounted looselyon a stem which is provided with a steep screwthread which works in a nut in the standard, and is turned by a ball-handle when it is desired to bring said follower down, and provided with a weighted lever, which is pivoted is looselyconnected tothelowerend ofits stem, and it is provided with a projection, 07, which extends into and is guided in a groove, e, in the standard for the purpose of preventing said follower from turning when the apparatus is operated.

The lemon to be squeezed is placed on the perforated disk f in the cup 0. Then the handle a is turned in the proper direction, there-- by bringing the follower down on the lemon. To raise the follower B again to its normal position I employ a lever, D, which is pivoted to the standard at g, one end of which lever is forked and straddles the stem of the follower, resting against a shoulder, h, on the same,while the other end is provided with a weight or a spring, or both,whioh have a tendency to draw that end down and raise the other end, which engages with the stem of the follower, thus bringing the same back to its upper position, ready for a repetition of the operation. By these means the operation of squeezing lemons can be carried on very rapidly and without much exertion.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of the follower B, loosely connected to its screw-stem, the projection d for prex'entin g said follower from turnin g with its stem, the handle-for depressing the follower, and the reversing-lever D for automatically raising the follower.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.-

FRIED. D. F. MI iiLLE R. [L. S.] 

